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Some Facts and Figures about Arson
This page contains background information relating to arson, alongside visual aid of bar charts etc.
View summaryEffects of improved street lighting on crime: a systematic review
This review summarises the findings of previous studies carried out in the USA and Britain on the effect of improved street lighting on crime. Systematic reviews use specific methods for locating, appraising and producing evidence from previous evaluation studies, and have clear objectives and criteria together with extensive searches to locate possible relevant studies.
Burglary: Practice Messages from The British Crime Survey
This briefing note has been published by the Home Office to help practitioners prioritise their burglary reduction activities. Much of the statistical information in the briefing note was contained in the main report of the British Crime Survey (BCS) 2000, but here implications for local crime reduction practice are made explicit.
Developing Crime Reduction Plans: Some Examples from the Reducing Burglary Initiative
This report has been produced as a guidance document for all practitioners and local policy makers planning crime reduction projects. The examples contained within the report refer specifically to burglary, although much of what is described can be applied to various types of crime reduction.
Making Partnerships Work: Emerging Findings From The Reducing Burglary Initiative
Various authors have commented on how difficult it is to set up and maintain good partnership arrangements for multi-agency projects. This briefing note considers what practical lessons may be taken from the burglary reduction experience to ensure that partnerships exist in more than just name and have a chance of being effective.
2001
Vehicle Crime Reduction: Turning the Corner
In September 1998, the Prime Minister announced a national target to reduce vehicle crime by 30% over five years. The Vehicle Crime Reduction Action Team (VCRAT), a multi-agency group formed by the Home Office in 1998 to oversee vehicle crime work, has been tasked with co-ordinating efforts to achieve the 30% reduction target. One of the first actions of VCRAT was to commission a review of research and statistics relevant to the target.
Recorded Crime Statistics England and Wales, April 1998 to March 1999
Details crime recorded by the police during the reported period.
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Assessing the Police Use of Decoy Vehicles
Cleveland Police have recently been using decoy vehicles in an attempt to catch car thieves. The Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate have assessed the effectiveness of this policy in reducing the incidence of car crime in the area and published the results of their studies in the report, “Assessing the Police Use of Decoy Vehicles”. The report also lists the results of a national survey of how decoy vehicles are used.
Vehicle Related Thefts: Practice Messages from The British Crime Survey
This briefing note presents an outline of vehicle theft reduction, which accounted for over a fifth of crimes measured by the British Crime Survey (BCS) throughout the 1990s, and it examines opportunities for further reduction.
A Five Year Strategy
Chairman’s Introduction
The Vehicle Crime Reduction Action Team was set up in September 1998
to carry forward the work necessary to meet the Government’s
target for reducing theft of and from vehicles by 30% over the 5
year period 1 April 1999 - 31 March 2004.
Tackling Theft with the Market Reduction Approach
The full Market Reduction Approach model, presented for the first time in this report offers a strategic, systematic and routine problem-solving framework for action against the roots of theft. This publication is the first to review comprehensively what is known about stolen goods markets and to offer detailed guidelines, based on general “what works” knowledge, for reducing illegal markets with an aim to reduce theft at the local area level.
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